Proposed Spanish law aims to make children 'behave'

It hasn't been approved yet, but a parliamentary bill in Spain would make housework -- and homework -- mandatory for children. Good luck with that.

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Proposed law would require Spain's youngsters to help around the house and be nice to their parents.

From the land of Don Quixote, who famously tilted at windmills, comes another brilliant but possibly misguided idea: a law that will
require
children to do housework, without regard to gender.

Not only that, but the same bill – which has yet to be formally adopted – would also oblige children to behave toward their parents and siblings in a “respectful” manner, plus be obedient at school and also do homework without unnecessary complaining.

Known as the Child Protection Bill, the proposed law also includes a series of measures designed to keep children safe from sexual predators – hence its name – but it’s the housework and homework provisions that seem to be getting most of the attention.

Unfortunately, there’s a catch.

According to
a recent report
by the BBC, citing Madrid newspaper ABC, the bill does not include specific sanctions to be imposed upon youngsters who fail to comply with the prospective law’s provisions – a shortcoming that might somewhat reduce its effectiveness should children figure this part out, which they inevitably will.

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